"It's not about the cards you're dealt, but how you play the hand." - Randy Pausch, the Last LectureSeems like not too long ago we were all fixated on the annual near-catastrophe called the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). Every quarter of the healthcare world would lament the impending 26% cut...

Prepare for increased requirements, cuts to claims-based measures.In order to avoid a 2% cut in Medicare physician payments for 2016 providers must participate in PQRS, submitting quality measures during the 2014 reporting period. Providers not yet...

Part II of this series provided an overview of several pay-for-value reimbursement models. In this segment of "Just What Do You Mean, 'Pay for Value?'" we will look at a few more.Network Participation based on Value Metrics